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School: Howth (B.)

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    Riddles.
    When is a newspaper like a delicate child?
    When it appears weekly.
    On what toe does a corn never come? Mistletoe.
    When is a smack like a hat?
    When it is felt.
    What is good in an apple but bad in a chicken?
    The pip.
    what work is the same up side down, backwards or forward?
    Hay.
    (?)Which is the grey goose or the white goose the gander?
    Neither.

    Why is our penny like a motor car?
    It has a clutch on it.
    Where would you be going to act like an ass?
    To Bray.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Howth, Co. Dublin